Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island Cos'
Lettuce
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island Cos') - Description
An excellent romaine, with leaves that are medium green, thick, slightly savoyed and form 10" heads. These plants are tolerant to lettuce mosaic virus, tip burn, and are slow bolting. When thinning out your beds make delicious extra-early salads from the baby greens. In early spring make successive plantings every two weeks or so to extend the period of harvest. In dry weather, keep soil moist to delay onset of bolting. Ready to harvest about 70 days after sowing seeds.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island Cos') - Blooming
Unless you are allowing the lettuce plants to set seed for seed harvesting, you should not allow the plants to flower. Blooms dense clusters of small yellow flowers.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island Cos') - Growth
Widely variable, leafy, cool-season annuals. Grows best in full sun. The leaves are edible and can mature into a range of colors and forms.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island Cos') - Planting
Sow when threat of frost has passed. Sow seeds directly into the ground in early spring. Cover seeds with a light layer of soil. Provide at least 4" of space between seedlings.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island Cos') - Pest
Earwigs, snails and slugs need to be controlled for.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island Cos') - Interesting facts
Lettuces are in the same plant family as the sunflower and dandelion. Although they may not look similar from their foliar characteristics, their flowers look very similar. There are around 100 species of Lactuca.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island Cos') - Soil and irrigation
Needs well-draining soils that have high air porosity. Does best in highly organic, garden soil.
